This works because almost all the US uses first-past-the-post elections for the Presidential general election. So you get outcomes like this:


Scenario 1:

Biden: 10 votes

Trump: 9 votes

Kennedy/Stein/West: 0 votes

Biden wins the state


Scenario 2:

Biden: 9 votes

Trump: 9 votes

Kennedy/Stein/West: 1 vote

Tied vote, decided by game of chance/lawsuit


Scenario 3:

Biden: 8 votes

Trump: 9 votes

Kennedy/Stein/West: 2 votes

Trump wins the state


This is why you see huge financial support from Republican billionaires for third party candidates who have no chance of winning.

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[–] 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Ah. Using Hillary Clinton's strategy. That famously worked out real well for her.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago

    This is such a dumb take. The strategy has worked numerous times throughout history. "Well it didn't work for Clinton. . .so obviously it's dumb!" is such a narrow-view, mindlessly parroting a talking point.

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